[RyanCahoon]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

I would reach out to the regional director and other local teams to help

If you haven't yet, try talking to some of the veteran teams in the area and ask if one of them will mentor your team. A lot of teams ask for this in their rookie year, but the veterans will glad to help out a second year team as well (yes, congratulations on making it through your first season! that's the hardest one, IMO). Have some members of your mentor team come in and talk about their experiences over the years in FIRST, encourage a discussion to allow members of your team to express their concerns - in a graciously professional way - and hopefully your mentor team can help to alleviate some concerns.

Remind your team (especially the mentors) that it's not about the robot. That statement has become a little overused, but it's still true.

--Ryan